Sydney's Staff Picks
Bibi Club Are All-Encompassing on "Le feu"
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PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2023
There's something all-encompassing about Bibi Club, the Montreal indie pop duo that shook me and my colleagues at a late-night Hillside set...
hemlocke springs Is Radically Sincere on 'going...going...GONE!'
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PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2023
As soon as I heard hemlocke springs yearningly screech "Secretly I'm aiming for a freedom that exceeds my expectations" on TikTok last year...
James Wyatt Crosby Finds Comfort in Humility on "Ashamed"
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PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2023
Everything that James Wyatt Crosby touches turns into a warm breeze, even when it's drenched in melancholy. The shade of "Ashamed" is hued...
Crumb and Melody's Echo Chamber Feel the Gentle Sting of Memory on "Le Temple Volant"
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PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2023
There's something so comfortable to me about a collaboration between Crumb and Melody's Echo Chamber, maybe because many of my university d...
Cheekface's "Plastic" Is a Worthy Addition to the Heap
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PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2023
LA's Cheekface have masterfully straddled the line between a consistent album release cycle and a sprinkling of singles in between. While t...
Fievel Is Glaque Stay Quick on Their Feet with "I'm Scanning Things I Can't See" and "Dark Dancing"
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PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2023
The demo-itis Fievel Is Glaque claims to feel is nowhere in sight on their first Fat Possum offerings. Their latest double single is a heat...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: PJ Harvey Spins a Delicate Darkness on 'I Inside the Old Year Dying'
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023
Decades on, the shadows that have always existed within PJ Harvey have evolved. Instead of the throaty growls that marked her seminal works...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Faye Webster Says a Lot with a Little on "But Not Kiss"
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2023
Even with her signature softness, Faye Webster knows how to mix things up — even if just a touch. Our first taste of her next era borrows f...